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Sabah: 5th Day
on Jan 10, 2008 in canopy hot spring vacation poring walkway trips sabah mfn mfn travelogue We reached the Poring Hot Spring in the morning. After much of discussion, the family decided to ascend the Canopy Walkway. It has several routes, and the longest were up to a few kilometers in length. We stopped at a few checkpoints, while resting o...
Kogeno Tenshi - Ito, JP
on Jan 2, 2009 in Japan Shizuoka World french hot spring in-room dining japanese ocean side onsen overnight stay private rural Kogeno Tenshi 8-502 Omuro-kogen, Ito Shizuoka, Japan +81 557 51 2924 With the unusual winter conditions and massive snowfalls that have paralyzed the city of Vancouver recently, thus limiting my desire to drive outside and eat, I thought I’d...
Bathing outdoors in the freezing cold
on May 26, 2009 in just attu hot spring russia tyumen Russian city Tyumen is just an ordinary city in Siberia. The company that carries the name of this city in it’s title has acquired “British Petroleum” company some time ago. The winters are cold in the city, like in all the outlying region, bu...
Japanese hot spring experience
on Jun 9, 2009 in Japan hot spring onsen spa Japan, being a volcanically active country, is known for its natural hot springs. It is called onsen in the Japanese language and is popular with the locals as well as visitors. When we were in my husband’s hometown, my MIL wanted to take us to...
The Hakone Experience
on Jun 11, 2009 in Odakyu Lake Ashi Onsen Hakone Gora Park Owakudani Hot Spring Japan Yunessun Onsen Hakone is around 2 hours by train from Tokyo so it is a popular vacation spot for tired city people. This place is also famous for its onsens or Japanese hot springs. That is why I, together with my Thai classmates Kate and Winai, decided to go to Ha...